diff --git a/source/blender/python/generic/py_capi_utils.cc b/source/blender/python/generic/py_capi_utils.cc
index 8d9e62e2e65..27a2ba9f956 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/generic/py_capi_utils.cc
+++ b/source/blender/python/generic/py_capi_utils.cc
@@ -1053,6 +1053,11 @@ PyObject *PyC_UnicodeFromBytes(const char *str)
   return PyC_UnicodeFromBytesAndSize(str, strlen(str));
 }
 
+PyObject *PyC_UnicodeFromStdStr(const std::string &str)
+{
+  return PyC_UnicodeFromBytesAndSize(str.c_str(), str.length());
+}
+
 int PyC_ParseUnicodeAsBytesAndSize(PyObject *o, void *p)
 {
   PyC_UnicodeAsBytesAndSize_Data *data = static_cast<PyC_UnicodeAsBytesAndSize_Data *>(p);
diff --git a/source/blender/python/generic/py_capi_utils.h b/source/blender/python/generic/py_capi_utils.h
index 8e728bf2ebe..0b72071be1b 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/generic/py_capi_utils.h
+++ b/source/blender/python/generic/py_capi_utils.h
@@ -335,6 +335,13 @@ bool PyC_StructFmt_type_is_bool(char format);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 #  include "BLI_span.hh"
 
+#  include <string>
+
+/**
+ * Create a `str` from `std::string`, wraps #PyC_UnicodeFromBytesAndSize.
+ */
+PyObject *PyC_UnicodeFromStdStr(const std::string &str);
+
 inline PyObject *PyC_Tuple_Pack_F32(const blender::Span<float> values)
 {
   return PyC_Tuple_PackArray_F32(values.data(), values.size());
diff --git a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy.cc b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy.cc
index 824c515aba1..aa0d505148d 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy.cc
+++ b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy.cc
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ static PyObject *bpy_script_paths(PyObject * /*self*/)
   PyObject *item;
 
   std::optional<std::string> path = BKE_appdir_folder_id(BLENDER_SYSTEM_SCRIPTS, nullptr);
-  item = PyC_UnicodeFromBytes(path.has_value() ? path->c_str() : "");
+  item = PyC_UnicodeFromStdStr(path.has_value() ? path.value() : "");
   BLI_assert(item != nullptr);
   PyTuple_SET_ITEM(ret, 0, item);
   path = BKE_appdir_folder_id(BLENDER_USER_SCRIPTS, nullptr);
-  item = PyC_UnicodeFromBytes(path.has_value() ? path->c_str() : "");
+  item = PyC_UnicodeFromStdStr(path.has_value() ? path.value() : "");
   BLI_assert(item != nullptr);
   PyTuple_SET_ITEM(ret, 1, item);
 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static PyObject *bpy_user_resource(PyObject * /*self*/, PyObject *args, PyObject
                                                                            subdir_data.value);
   Py_XDECREF(subdir_data.value_coerce);
 
-  return PyC_UnicodeFromBytes(path.has_value() ? path->c_str() : "");
+  return PyC_UnicodeFromStdStr(path.has_value() ? path.value() : "");
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static PyObject *bpy_system_resource(PyObject * /*self*/, PyObject *args, PyObje
   std::optional<std::string> path = BKE_appdir_folder_id(type.value_found, subdir_data.value);
   Py_XDECREF(subdir_data.value_coerce);
 
-  return PyC_UnicodeFromBytes(path.has_value() ? path->c_str() : "");
+  return PyC_UnicodeFromStdStr(path.has_value() ? path.value() : "");
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static PyObject *bpy_resource_path(PyObject * /*self*/, PyObject *args, PyObject
   const std::optional<std::string> path = BKE_appdir_resource_path_id_with_version(
       type.value_found, false, (major * 100) + minor);
 
-  return PyC_UnicodeFromBytes(path.has_value() ? path->c_str() : "");
+  return PyC_UnicodeFromStdStr(path.has_value() ? path.value() : "");
 }
 
 /* This is only exposed for tests, see: `tests/python/bl_pyapi_bpy_driver_secure_eval.py`. */
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ void BPy_init_modules(bContext *C)
   if (modpath.has_value()) {
     // printf("bpy: found module path '%s'.\n", modpath);
     PyObject *sys_path = PySys_GetObject("path"); /* borrow */
-    PyObject *py_modpath = PyC_UnicodeFromBytes(modpath->c_str());
+    PyObject *py_modpath = PyC_UnicodeFromStdStr(modpath.value());
     PyList_Insert(sys_path, 0, py_modpath); /* add first */
     Py_DECREF(py_modpath);
   }
diff --git a/source/blender/render/hydra/python.cc b/source/blender/render/hydra/python.cc
index 1db2c81aee0..cbe3bdbdd45 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/hydra/python.cc
+++ b/source/blender/render/hydra/python.cc
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static PyObject *cache_or_get_image_file_func(PyObject * /*self*/, PyObject *arg
 
   std::string image_path = io::hydra::cache_or_get_image_file(
       CTX_data_main(context), CTX_data_scene(context), image, nullptr);
-  return PyC_UnicodeFromBytes(image_path.c_str());
+  return PyC_UnicodeFromStdStr(image_path);
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef methods[] = {